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Rancho Cordova man dies after SUV crashes into Fresno County canal

First responders found the vehicle almost fully submerged.

MENDOTA, Calif. — A 29-year-old man from Rancho Cordova was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Christmas Eve.

According to the California Highway Patrol, it happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday on SR-33 north of Bass Avenue in Fresno County.

CHP says the unidentified 29-year-old was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee when it went off the road, hit a guardrail, and overturned into a canal. 

First responders found the vehicle almost fully submerged. The driver was trapped and died from his injuries.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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